Imagineer (company)
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is a Japanese entertainment company headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku
Nishi-shinjuku
is a skyscraper business district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This region was called before.Nishi-Shinjuku was Tokyo's first major foray into building skyscrapers with the first appearing in the 1970s with Keio Plaza Inter-Continental. Kenzo Tange's Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building being the...

, Tokyo, Japan.

The name "Imagineer" is a portmanteau, derived from the words "imagination" and "engineer". They started publishing video games in the mid-1980s. In the late 90's the company published a few games for the PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...

 and Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

 under the name Imadio.

The computer game software production and publishing has been once the heart of their business, however, nowadays they are more focused on the Japanese phone business.

Family Computer

  • Isaki Shuugorou no Keiba Hisshou Gaku
  • Matsumoto Akira no Kabushiki Hisshougaku
  • Matsumoto Akira no Kabushiki Hisshougaku II
  • North & South
  • The Battle of Olympus
    The Battle of Olympus
    The Battle of Olympus is a side scrolling, action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Infinity. It was published on March 28 by Imagineer in Japan for the Famicom and was titled . The North American and European versions were released for the NES in and by...


Family Computer Disk System

  • Ginga Denshou
  • Kieta Princess
  • Seiken Psycho Caliber

Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

  • Elite (EU)
  • Kick Off
    Kick Off
    The Kick Off franchise is a series of football simulation computer games which was highly popular in the early 1990s. The series is renowned for its fast-paced action and delicate ball control scheme....

    (EU)
  • Super Turrican (EU)

Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...

  • 4-in-1 Fun Pack
    4-in-1 Fun Pack
    4-in-1 Fun Pack is a strategy game for the Game Boy. 4-in-1 Fun Pack was developed by Interplay Productions and published by Beam Software in 1992.-Included Games:4-In-1 Fun Pak includes four board games:...

  • GB Basketball
  • Hon Shogi
  • Keitai Keiba Eight Special
  • Lemmings
  • Lolo no Daibouken
  • Medarot: Kuwagata Version
    Medabots
    Medabots, known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game franchise developed by Natsume and published by Imagineer in Japan in 1997. The video game franchise was later adapted into a Japanese anime television series produced by Bee Train. Spanning 52 episodes, the series originally aired on TV...

  • Medarot: Kabuto Version
    Medabots
    Medabots, known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game franchise developed by Natsume and published by Imagineer in Japan in 1997. The video game franchise was later adapted into a Japanese anime television series produced by Bee Train. Spanning 52 episodes, the series originally aired on TV...

  • Medarot: Parts Collection
    Medabots
    Medabots, known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game franchise developed by Natsume and published by Imagineer in Japan in 1997. The video game franchise was later adapted into a Japanese anime television series produced by Bee Train. Spanning 52 episodes, the series originally aired on TV...

  • Medarot: Parts Collection 2
    Medabots
    Medabots, known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game franchise developed by Natsume and published by Imagineer in Japan in 1997. The video game franchise was later adapted into a Japanese anime television series produced by Bee Train. Spanning 52 episodes, the series originally aired on TV...

  • Populous Gaiden
    Populous (series)
    The Populous series is a series of video games developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts. The first game in the series – Populous was released in 1989...

    (EU, JP)
  • Quest RPG: Brian's Journey
  • Splitz: Nigaoe 15 Game (EU, JP)
  • Super Hunchback
    Super Hunchback
    is an early Game Boy video game. Published by Ocean, it is a sequel to their 1984 conversion of the 1983 Century Electronics arcade machine Hunchback and features many similar obstacles. It is notable for its high level of technical accomplishment...

  • Super Kick Off (known in Japan as Pro Soccer)
  • The Battle of Olympus
    The Battle of Olympus
    The Battle of Olympus is a side scrolling, action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Infinity. It was published on March 28 by Imagineer in Japan for the Famicom and was titled . The North American and European versions were released for the NES in and by...

  • Tsume Shogi Hyakuban Shoubu

Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...

  • Quest: Fantasy Challenge
  • Quest RPG: Brian's Journey
  • Wetrix GB

Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

  • Big Mountain 2000
    Big Mountain 2000
    Big Mountain 2000 , published by Imagineer and SouthPeak Interactive, is a skiing and snowboarding racing game released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.-Gameplay:...

  • Chōkūkan Night: Pro Yakyū King
  • Chōkūkan Night: Pro Yakyū King 2
  • Fighters Destiny
    Fighters Destiny
    Fighters Destiny, known in Japan as is a video game developed by Genki and published by Imagineer for the Nintendo 64. It closely models the 3D fighting game standard set by Sega's Virtua Fighter, but integrates a unique point scoring system...

  • Fighters Destiny 2
  • GT 64: Championship Edition
    GT 64: Championship Edition
    GT 64: Championship Edition "Grand Tour 64" is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan as City Tour GrandPrix: Zen Nihon GT Senshuken with two new Japanese Exclusive tracks in 1998. Hence its title, it was an official licensed game to All-Japan GT Championship, featuring...

  • J-League Dynamite Soccer 64
    J-League Dynamite Soccer 64
    is a soccer game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1997. The game has officially licensed players from Japan's J-League....

  • Kira tto Kaiketsu! 64 Tanteidan
  • MRC: Multi-Racing Championship
  • Quest 64
    Quest 64
    Quest 64, released as Holy Magic Century in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and as in Japan, is a single-player role-playing game developed by Imagineer and published by THQ...

  • Rally '99
    Rally '99
    Rally '99 is a racing game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan in 1999. A North American version was released in the following year as Rally Challenge 2000. However, few changes were made between the two....

  • Sim City 2000
  • Wetrix
    Wetrix
    Wetrix is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64 released in 1998. Ports were also released for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color and PC.In 2000 a sequel, Aqua Aqua, was released on the PlayStation 2.-Gameplay:...

  • Wild Wild Racing
    Wild Wild Racing
    Wild Wild Racing is an off-road racing game created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 by Rage Software Limited.-Summary:It was one of the first games released on the PlayStation 2 and was released on the same day as the console in the US and Europe on October 26, 2000 and November 24, 2000...

  • Zool: Majū Tsukai Densetsu

NEC PC-98

  • Iron Assault
  • SimEarth: The Living Planet
  • Wolfenstein 3D
    Wolfenstein 3D
    Wolfenstein 3D is a video game that is generally regarded by critics and gaming journalists as having both popularized the first-person shooter genre on the PC and created the basic archetype upon which all subsequent games of the same genre would be built. It was created by id Software and...


PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

  • Aqua Aqua
    Aqua Aqua
    Aqua Aqua, also called Wetrix 2 is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and is the sequel to game Wetrix. It offers fewer features than Wetrix, but it features improved graphics and a new story mode. The aim of the story mode is to travel through four eras and survive attacks from monsters from each...

    (also known as Wetrix 2)
  • Might and Magic: Day of the Destroyer
    Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer
    Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer is a computer role-playing game developed for Microsoft Windows by New World Computing and released in 2000 by the 3DO Company. It is the eighth game in the Might and Magic series...


Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

  • FIST (1996 video game)
  • Marie no Atelier Ver.1.3 ~Salburg no Renkinjutsushi (Imadio)

Sharp X68000
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000, often referred to as the X68k, is a home computer released only in Japan by the Sharp Corporation. The first model was released in 1987, with a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, 1 MB of RAM and no hard drive; the last model was released in 1993 with a 25 MHz Motorola 68030...

  • Lemmings
  • Populous
    Populous
    -External links:*...

  • Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
  • SimCity
    SimCity
    SimCity is a critically acclaimed city-building simulation video game, first released in 1989, and designed by Will Wright. SimCity was Maxis' first product, which has since been ported into various personal computers and game consoles, and spawned several sequels including SimCity 2000 in 1994,...


Super Famicom

  • Battle Cross
    Battle Cross (video game)
    is an action racing video game published by Imagineer, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994 for the Super Famicom.-Summary:It is very reminiscent of Atari's Super Sprint and Badlands. Battle Cross takes the concept of Badlands' power-up system and provides a fun, challenging racing...

  • California Games 2
    California Games 2
    California Games 2 is a sports game released by Epyx for the Amiga, MS-DOS, Sega Master System, and Super NES in 1993. This game is a sequel to California Games.The five sports events consisted of:*Hang gliding*Jet ski*Snowboarding*Bodysurfing...

  • Dolucky's A-League Soccer
    Dolucky's A-League Soccer
    is a football video game, developed by Zoom and published by Imagineer, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994.This game features a cat called Dolucky and other cartoonish animals such as dogs, rabbits and bears...

  • Dolucky no Puzzle Tour '94
    Dolucky no Puzzle Tour '94
    is a puzzle video game developed by Zoom and published by Imagineer, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994.-Summary:This video game is a puzzle block fighter similar to other Japanese block games on the Super Famicom like Dossun! Ganseki Battle. The player has to match colored blocks...

  • Dolucky no Kusayakiu
    Dolucky no Kusayakiu
    is a baseball video game, developed by Zoom and published by Imagineer, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1993.The video game soundtrack was released in 1994 by Victor Entertainment.-External links:* * at Giant Bomb* at superfamicom.org...

  • Doom
  • Galaxy Robo
  • Galaxy Wars
    Galaxy Wars
    Galaxy Wars is an arcade video game developed by Universal , and manufactured by Taito in 1979.-Gameplay:Depress the fire button for a missile. The missile speed increases when depressing the fire button continuously. Guide the missile from a stationary launch pad to the top of the screen to blow...

  • Getsumen no Anubis
  • G.O.D.: Mezameyo to Yobu Koe ha Kikoe
  • GT Racing
    GT Racing (video game)
    is a Super Famicom racing video game where the player gets to drive a Gran Turismo car in either championship or practice mode. The game is based on the 1996 Super GT racing season using the horsepower standards and rules of the era. For example, the cars that appear at the most elite level can...

  • Hanafuda
  • Honke Hanafuda
  • Jissen Kyotei
    Jissen Kyotei
    is a Japan-exclusive video game for the Super Famicom.-Summary:The game allows to compete in the Kyōtei races that are held all across Japan every year and wagered on by hundreds of spectators. Players have to control a hydroplane at blazing speeds in a series of hydroplane racing events...

  • Keiba Eight Special 2
  • Kevin Keegan's Player Manager
    Kevin Keegan's Player Manager
    Kevin Keegan's Player Manager is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System football video game. The game was written by Steve Screech for Anco Software in the UK and Imagineer in Japan....

  • Kindai Mahjong Special
  • Las Vegas Dream
    Vegas Stakes
    Vegas Stakes is a video game developed by HAL Laboratory and originally released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo. It was also released for the Game Boy in 1995, and on the Virtual Console in Europe on August 31, 2007 and in North America on November 26, 2007...

  • Mega Lo Mania
    Mega Lo Mania
    Mega Lo Mania is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Sensible Software. It was released for the Amiga in 1991, and ported for a variety of other platforms. It was released as Tyrants: Fight Through Time in North America....

    (JP, EU)
  • Mr. Do!
    Mr. Do!
    Mr. Do! is an arcade game created by Universal in 1982.  Remotely similar in gameplay to Namco's popular Dig Dug title, Mr. Do! was also popular and saw release on a variety of home video game consoles and systems.  It is the first game in the Mr...

  • Populous
    Populous
    -External links:*...

  • Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
  • PGA Tour Golf
  • Power Monger
  • Pro Football
    John Madden Football (1990)
    John Madden Football is a football video game, the second Madden football game released by Electronic Arts.-Summary:...

  • Pro Soccer
    World League Soccer
    World League Soccer - known in Japan as - is a Super NES game that is based on football .-Summary:This video game was ported from the original Amiga version called Kick Off 2; which was one of the most popular soccer game of the early 1990s.The game features a full tournament mode in addition to...

  • Race Drivin'
  • Seifuku Densetsu Pretty Fighter
  • Shuushoku Game
  • Sim City 2000
  • Sim City Jr.
  • SimEarth: The Living Planet
  • SimAnt
    SimAnt
    SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony is a 1991 life simulation computer game by Maxis and Maxis' Third Product, focusing on ants. It was designed by Will Wright, maker of other 'Sim' games such as SimCity and The Sims...

  • Space Ace
    Space Ace
    Space Ace is a laserdisc video game produced by Don Bluth Studios, Cinematronics, and Advanced Microcomputer Systems...

  • Sun Sport Fishing: Keiryuu-Ou
  • Super Billiard
    Championship Pool (video game)
    Championship Pool is a 1993 sports simulation video game released for Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and Mega Drive/Genesis. The pool game was developed by Bitmasters and released by Mindscape...

  • Super Loopz
    Loopz
    Loopz is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed created by Ian Upton for the Atari ST in 1989. Ian Upton had previously worked as head game designer for Audiogenic, who acquired exclusive rights to the game, then in 1990 arranged for Mindscape to publish the computer game in North...

  • Super Wrestle Angels
  • Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match
    Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match
    is a sumo video game developed by Tomcat System and published by Imagineer for the Super Famicom, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1993.-External links:* at superfamicom.org * at super-famicom.jp...

  • Wolfenstein 3D
    Wolfenstein 3D
    Wolfenstein 3D is a video game that is generally regarded by critics and gaming journalists as having both popularized the first-person shooter genre on the PC and created the basic archetype upon which all subsequent games of the same genre would be built. It was created by id Software and...

    (JP, NA, EU)
  • World Class Rugby
  • Zakuro no Aji

External links

  • Imagineer at SNESmusic.org
  • Imagineer at MobyGames
    MobyGames
    -Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...

  • Imadio at GameFAQs
    GameFAQs
    GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...

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